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Title Section20 1990-04-14 1 The Straits Times WEEKLY OVERSEAS EDITION SATURDAY, APRIL 14, 1990 Price: 551.20 (in Singapore) Elsewhere by subscription only MCI(P) 37/8/8920 words
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Article, Illustration640 1990-04-14 1 MR (iOH Chok Tong has said that the next general election in 1993 would be a critical test in the history of Singapore, as it would determine whether the country would enjoy more years of political stability and economic640 words
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464 1990-04-14 1 A HIGH-LEVEL Singapore team which went on an exploratory trip on Monday to study the possibility of drawing water from two sources in Indonesia found potential in one of them in the Sumatran province of Riau, near Pulau Burung, some 120 km away.464 words
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621 1990-04-14 1 A look at tomorrow’s lifestyles at leisure, work, home and school A MULTI-MILLION dollar exhibition-cum-show in June will give Singaporeans a taste of life here in the next century. Called Singapore 2000 Global Technopolis, the mammoth show from June 7621 words
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Advertisement57 1990-04-14 1 i My dad was not a sexual sadist, says Paloma Picasso PAGE 8 NEWS FOCUS Five undergrads suspended for revealing password PAGE 3 HOME Hotelier Khoo’s daughter fined for illegal property deals PAGE 4 MALAYSIA Stay out of politics, Tunku told PAGE 11 MONEY PAGES 14-19 I SPORTS Better pay57 words
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Advertisement12 1990-04-14 1 s& •••>-. v -;3s*£ V| HII'f» :W Jp. *i%» Membership Has Its Privileges12 words
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NEWS FOCUS
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The Flor de la Mar controversy
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Article, Illustration572 1990-04-14 2 Sandra Davie - By Sandra Davie SENIOR Malaysian and Indonesian officials have debunked claims by two treasure hunters that they have located the wreck containing the world’s richest sunken treasure in the Straits of Malacca. The claim by Italian businessman Bruno de Vincentiis and maritime historian572 words
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525 1990-04-14 2 Dominic Nathan - By Dominic Nathan THE stomach comes before conservation for many Sin gaporeans, who say they will continue to demand sharksfin soup even though over-fishing is threatening to wipe out the predator of the deep. Dwindling numbers of some species have525 words
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253 1990-04-14 2 SINGAPORE’S tougher motoring laws are needed to arrest the growing number of road accidents resulting in deaths. This point was made by Professor S. Jayakumar, the Minister for I.aw and Home Affairs, last Friday when he opened the Bukit Batok Driving Centre. While253 words
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Article, Illustration788 1990-04-14 2 AN international maritime controversy Ls babbling, involving claims, counterclaims, dubious credentials, legal suits and death threats. At the centre of it lies a 450-year-old Portuguese wreck in the Straits of Malacca containing fabulous treasure estimated to be worth between US$9 billion (SII7 billion)788 words
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437 1990-04-14 3 FIVE more National University of Singapore undergraduates have been suspended for a year for revealing their secret computer access passwords to unauthorised people. The suspension automatically bans them from sitting for their final examinations, which means that they would have to spend an extra year437 words
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Article, Illustration638 1990-04-14 3 Han Fook Kwang - Lee’s trip results in investment guarantee, duty-free agreements By Han Fook Kwang TAIPEI Singapore and Taiwan have signed two economic agreements and agreed to co-operate in several economic and technical areas in the first of a series of meetings aimed638 words
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571 1990-04-14 3 Elaine Tan - By Elaine Tan THE National University of Singapore is studying a proposal to offer a double-de-gree programme to its better students. The university said this on Monday in response to a query from The Straits Times as to whether it will571 words
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389 1990-04-14 3 their cultural traditions. Han Fook Kwang - their cultural traditions. Han Fook Kwang. TAIWANESE businessmen investing in South-east Asia can use Singapore as a regional management centre in areas such as purchasing and sourcing materials, BrigadierGeneral Lee Hsien Loong said in Taipei. Singapore, he added, could support such activities as389 words
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Article, Illustration572 1990-04-14 4 sl.4b deal signed to build ‘winter’ playground, marina and luxury hotels Catamarans will whisk visitors to playground from Changi Point A TROPICAL winter wonderland complete with artificial snow, a marina, five championship golf courses, tennis ranch and luxury hotels will be built in Desaru by the mid-1990s572 words
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Article, Illustration429 1990-04-14 4 Lim Phay-Ling - Tourists and Singaporeans patronise this food centre By Lim Phay-Ling public place. New Paper. THE New Rasa Singapura. This would be an appropriate name for the food centre at Changi Airport's passenger terminal building. And tourists to Singapore have discovered this eating attraction in the basementpublic place. New Paper. - 429 words
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Article, Illustration518 1990-04-14 4 MAVIS Oei, the daughter of fugitive hotelier Khoo Teok Puat, was on Tuesday fined a total of $l,OOO on two counts of violating the Residential Property Act. Oei. 42. whose maiden name is Khoo Bee Geok, admitted having illegally bought two residential518 words
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Article, Illustration476 1990-04-14 5 A peek into tomorrow’s lifestyle at work, school and home T IS Now to the Future. Yes, you can soon experience the Singapore of tomorrow by visiting 11 pavilions at Singapore 2000 Global Teehnopolis, the mammoth showcase of the future. The first two476 words
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459 1990-04-14 5 MUCH emphasis is given to drill and ceremonies in the Singapore Armed Forces because they are effective means of instilling military discipline in soldiers, Chief of the General Staff Lieuten-ant-General Winston Choo has said. He was sending a clear signal to Regimental Sergeant459 words
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235 1990-04-14 5 RESULTS of the first tender exercise under the new vehicle quota system, which closed on Wednesday, will be known at the end of the month. The exercise closed under the scrutiny of Registry of Vehicles officials, the press and the Permanent Secretary (Communications),235 words
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246 1990-04-14 5 AM. new foreign maids will have to undergo a compulsory Aids test before they can work here. The new rule, which came into effect on April 1, does not affect those already working here. A Labour Ministry spokesman said on Tuesday the246 words
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408 1990-04-14 5 John Tan - By John Tan Business Times THE outlook for tourism is so bright that even the Singapore Tourist Promotion Board, usually known for its conservative projections, has forecast growth in the number of visitors, of at least 10 per cent this year. Tourist– Business Times - 408 words
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Article, Illustration180 1990-04-14 6 CLOSED-CIRCUIT television, emergency telephones and a graduated lii'htint' system these features will adorn the cavernous Central Expressway tunnels when they are seheduled to he eompleted in the middle of next year. The CTE is part of a five-year road development programme being carried out180 words
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119 1990-04-14 6 PERRIER, the world-re-nowned mineral water, will be back on sale here soon to end a two-month Perrier drought created by health fears following benzene contamination. Mr Vincent Wan. managing director of Pereast Limited. which represents the Perrier group in the Asia Pacific region,119 words
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Article, Illustration683 1990-04-14 6 Bertha Henson - By Bertha Henson THE Feedback Unit wants to get the views of the public more quickly and efficiently, so that they can be considered before Government policies are finalised. Mr S. Chandra Das. chairman of the unit's supervisory panel, said683 words
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Article, Illustration302 1990-04-14 6 Susan Loh - By Susan Loh THIS year's anti-smoking advertisements by the Ministry of Health will show that “healthy, fun and even glamorous" lives are possible without cigarettes. This “alternative positive approach” will be taken to counter the glamorised images of smokers found in foreign publications302 words
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Article, Illustration384 1990-04-14 6 WHETHER the United States takes up Singapore's offer to host some military facilities will depend on the outcome of negotiations on the American bases in the Philippines, US Congresswoman Patricia Schroeder said on Wednesday. Heading a visiting congressional delegation,384 words
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233 1990-04-14 7 A VOICE-PRINT comparison system and genetic fingerprinting will spearhead the Criminal Investigation Department’s fight against crime in the *****. Also in the pipeline is the use of polygraphs (lie detectors) in investigations. These plans were announced by the Director of CID, Asst233 words
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Article, Illustration413 1990-04-14 7 Brendan Pereira - By Brendan Pereira POLICE reservists and national servicemen should be assigned more challenging duties in view of Singapore’s manpower problem arising from a limited pool of labour. The Minister for Home Affairs, Professor S. Jayakumar. said that “breaking new ground” in413 words
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326 1990-04-14 7 AT LEAST four well-known eating places have switched to serving lunch and then converting into pubs each evening so that their ciga-rette-smoking customers can patronise their favourite wa-tering-holes. Although the restaurants-cum-pubs TGIF Diners, Movenpick in Battery Road, Brannigan’s and Yesterday’s Cafe326 words
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Article, Illustration263 1990-04-14 7 Airline sends plane to Kathmandu to ferry foreigners stranded there A SPECIAL Singapore Airlines flight on Monday night ferried back about 50 passengers, a handful of them Singaporeans, from Kathmandu, the turmoil-ridden capital of Nepal. An SIA spokesman said that the263 words
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421 1990-04-14 7 MR MAH Bow Tan, Minister of State (Communications Information), has invited advertising and media professionals to pitch for a new account the marketing of Singapore as a good place to do business, work, visit, live and to raise children in. Opening the421 words
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184 1990-04-14 7 THEY ARE the kings of cuisine. Singapore swept seven out of eight categories in a major international food competition last Friday. Leading the list of honours was Marina Mandarin’s Tony Khoo, 29, who became the outstanding chef of the Salon Culinaire competition184 words
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624 1990-04-14 8 Mysterious deaths of Thai workers THE living conditions of foreign workers in Singapore have been described by the Labour Ministry as generally satisfactory as they enjoy adequate accommodation, wholesome water supply, electricity and sanitary facilities. A ministry spokesman said in a statement last Saturday that624 words
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392 1990-04-14 8 SINGAPORE'S movie industry will be given a boost with a Sl-million start for a fund to promote movie and video concerns and $300,000 worth of scholarships for promising young talent. Mr Mah Bow Tan, Minister of State for Trade and Industry, gave this392 words
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294 1990-04-14 8 WELL-KNOWN Hongkong comedian and film producer. Mr Eric Tsang, eyeing Singapore as a base for his movie-making operations, has announced plans to spend $lO million to make two movies here. And depending on the success of his two maiden ventures here, he294 words
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235 1990-04-14 8 SINGAPORE contractors have hit out at attempts in the Thai press to link the mysterious deaths of over 200 Thai workers here to their living conditions and wages. The Singapore Contractors Association said on Monday this might reflect a “wrong image of contractors". Living235 words
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Article, Illustration351 1990-04-14 8 Chua Chong Jin - Paloma Picasso dismisses biographer’s claim By Chua Chong Jin PALOMA Picasso, daughter of the renowned artist, has dismissed a claim that her late father was a sadistic destroyer of women. Paloma, 41, who is In Singapore to promote her new line of make-up351 words
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Article, Illustration1784 1990-04-14 9 Although open appraisal systems have been touted for their frankness whereby both staff and supervisors can freely exchange feedback, many Singapore companies still prefer confidential reports, says Lee Siew Hua LIKE a much misunderstood man, open performance-ap-praisal systems for jobs are said to have1,784 words
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Article, Illustration271 1990-04-14 9 APPRAISAL systems can be open to the point of having staff assess their own contributions. Their self-apprais-al is documented. The supervisor also appraises the work of his subordinate. Both parties subsequently have a sit-down talk. Singapore Institute of Management’s principal consultant, Mr Ong Teong271 words
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MALAYSIA
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371 1990-04-14 10 Bernama. JOHOR BARI Johor Mentri Besar Tan Sri Muhyiddin Yassin has denied that the project to supply additional water to Singapore would be a disadvantage to Malaysia. lie said on Monday the project should not be made an issueBernama. - 371 words
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Article, Illustration581 1990-04-14 10 Ismail Kassim - By Ismail Kassim KI'AI.A LUMPUR Prime Minister Datuk Seri Dr Mahathir Mohamad has advised non-Muslims that the best way to resolve their fears over the implementation of Islamic laws was through holding discussions with the government. In this way. he said,581 words
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230 1990-04-14 10 JOHOR BARU No sand had been smuggled from Johor to Singapore, the state Land and Mines Director. Datin Paduka Fatimah Abdullah has said. The Star newspaper on Monday quoted Datin Fatimah as saying that allegations that sand was being smuggled to230 words
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464 1990-04-14 10 Ismail Kassim - Elections may be in June or July, says official By Ismail Kassim KUALA LUMPUR Members of the Umno Youth executive committee led by its head. Datuk Seri Najib Razak, is going on a lightning tour of all the states in Peninsular Malaysia464 words
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407 1990-04-14 10 Recommendations submitted to government last month CONSULTANTS appointed to review the master plan to privatise government enterprises has given a special briefing to members of the Malaysian Cabinet, The Star newspaper reported. It quoted sources as saying that the ministers who attended the briefing407 words
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Article, Illustration95 1990-04-14 10 MALAYSIAN beauty Regina Tan (above) will be among 33 beauty queens from all over the world to vie for the Miss Flower Queen Pageant Expo 1990 in Osaka, Japan, this week. The 23-year-old Penang lass is representing Malaysia in the contest by virtue95 words
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395 1990-04-14 11 Amendments will comply with Berne convention tails,” she added. Bernama. KUALA LUMPUR The government will make the necessary amendments to its existing Copyright Act to comply with an international convention on the protection of literary and artistic works, the Minister of Tradetails,” she added. Bernama. - 395 words
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278 1990-04-14 11 KUALA LUMPUR Peninsular Malaysia will have a new international airport if a proposal made by the Selangor state government is approved by the federal authorities, the Mingguan Malaysia newspaper reported on Sunday. It quoted Deputy Prime Minister Ghafar Baba as saying278 words
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314 1990-04-14 11 NST. PENANG Chiel Minister I)r lini Chong Eu has asked former Prime Minister Tunku Ahdul Rahman not to talk too much about polities. He said this in response to frequent statements made hy the Tunku against the ruling National Front and theNST. - 314 words
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245 1990-04-14 11 Bernama PENANG The Ministry of Labour is reviewing the Employment Act passed in 1955 to enable the legislation to meet current requirements. Labour Minister Datuk Lim Ah Lek said on Sunday that he had directed his ministry’s legal advisers to carry out theBernama - 245 words
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ASEAN
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Article248 1990-04-14 11 budget constraints. Bernama. JAKARTA Indonesia is considering buying more sophisticated jet fighters in addition to the squadron of F-16 aircraft the government has ordered from the United States, air force chief Vice-Marshal Siboen said. It has not been decided what type or how many planesbudget constraints. Bernama. - 248 words
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Article, Illustration194 1990-04-14 11 Reuter. CANBERRA Australia has said it is stepping up defence co-operation with Indonesia in keeping with the improving relations beotween the two neighbours. The two countries would conduct more joint naval exercises, defence force chief General Peter Gration said in a statement. TheReuter. - 194 words
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Article, Illustration404 1990-04-14 11 Abby Tan - By Abby Tan Manila Correspondent MANILA Mr Richard Solomon, the first ranking United States official to meet President Corazon Aquino after she snubbed Defence Secretary Dick Cheney in February, has conveyed Washington’s strong support for her and for Philippine democracy. The US Assistant404 words
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COMMENT / Pick of the week’s editorials
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Article651 1990-04-14 12 APRIL 13, 1990 FOR Thai politicians and commentators to be concerned about the well-being of their compatriots working overseas is perfectly understandable. But the harsh and intemperate words reportedly uttered by some of them, all accusing Singapore employers of ill-treating Thai workers, certainly go beyond fact651 words
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Article616 1990-04-14 12 APRIL 12. 1990 THE mordant call by Indian Prime Minister Vishwanath Pratap Singh for Indians to be "psychologically prepared" for a war with Pakistan draws their age-old quarrel over Kashmir closer to a tragic confrontation. Early this year, they were on the verge of another bloody616 words
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Article673 1990-04-14 12 APRIL 10. 1990 WITH the ethnic cultural-month series on its last leg. some Singaporeans are still questioning the wisdom of holding three separate, eth-nic-based cultural months in succession. This admittedly valid concern has thrown up a series of larger, more important questions. Is there a Singaporean673 words
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755 1990-04-14 12 Bertha Henson - Viewpoint By Bertha Henson FOR many months, I resisted the persuasive arguments of a colleague who wanted to draft me into the Eurasian Association, which is, quite significantly, enjoying a boom in membership. His argument was simple: You are an Eurasian,755 words
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Article115 1990-04-14 12 “...Elections are not won simply because a government has delivered more good years. If that were so, the votes for the PAP should have gone up at every election.” First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong on why the next general election would be a critical test in the115 words
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Article, Illustration857 1990-04-14 13 Should the United States stay on in the Asia-Pacific region? Asad Latif looks at the latest round in the debate over the issue Business Times AS THE debate over the United States presence in Asia-Pa-cific waxes and wanes, it continues to weave together' tactical considerationsBusiness Times - 857 words
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1099 1990-04-14 13 Malaysian politician I)R GOH CHENG TKIK, who Is MP for Nihong Tebal and a member of Penang’s ruling party, Parti Gerakan Rakyat Malaysia, was in Singapore recently to attend a workshop on Malaysian polities and Malaysia-Singapore relations. We publish, below, an article1,099 words
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MONEY
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Article, Illustration824 1990-04-14 14 to contend with. Business Times. 4 Under the new Keppel management, ACB shareholders might be able to look forward to better days. With its image as a family-run business shed, ACB should be able to spruce up its act and in time, becometo contend with. — Business Times. - 824 words
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Article, Illustration595 1990-04-14 14 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann AGGRESSIVE Keppel Corporation has announced the fulfilment of one of its corporate ambitions a bank of its own. It has acquired blocs of shares in Asia Commercial Bank (ACB) for a total of $253.45 million, giving it majority control. The595 words
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541 1990-04-14 14 Business Times. THE Keppel group now has the last crucial piece with which to complete its corporate empire-building. The group, already a leading light in the marine and property sectors, can now bask in the prestige of owning a bank in Singapore.Business Times. - 541 words
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527 1990-04-14 15 Caroline Chan - Some owners asking for more than $200,000 for a 5-room flat By Caroline Chan OWNERS of Housing Board flats are trying to cash in on the buoyant residential property market by asking significantly higher prices for their apartments some at prices almost double527 words
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Article341 1990-04-14 15 Week ended April 6 Compiled by Business Times Final results Gross Group net Company dividend profit/loss 000) Year to Inch Kenneth 105 <85> M$j.l53 ($3,407) Dec 89 UOl 3 (0 9a) $23 939 ($2,639) Dec 89 Preliminary results Gross Group pre-tax Company dividend profit/loss 000) Year to AcmaCompiled by Business Times - 341 words
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236 1990-04-14 15 ROBINSONS, one of Singapore's oldest department stores, will be losing its chief executive and managing director Alan French when he retires in July. Mr Peter Husum, who has vast experience in retail chains in Europe, will join the group on236 words
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677 1990-04-14 15 Koh Bee Ann - By Koh Bee Ann IN WHAT is believed to l»e the region’s biggest takeover hid, United Industrial Corporation Ltd has launched its long-awaited “attack” on Singapore l.and. At $l5 cash for each Singland share and $7.5-1 cash for each warrant, UIC is valuing677 words
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288 1990-04-14 15 S. Subramaniam - By S. Subramaniam WITH Singapore’s trade growth outpacing that worldwide, the Republic moved up one notch to become 17th largest trading nation last year. This compares favourably with its 25th ranking a decade ago. Its total trade of U 5594.5 billion (*****.77 billion)288 words
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Article161 1990-04-14 15 COUNTER RATES Singapore dollars to one unit ot foreign currency Buying OD Selling US dollar 1 8620 1 8840 Sterling pound 3 0463 3 1058 Australian dollar 1 4125 1 4535 Canadian dollar 1.5904 1.6255 NZ dollar 1 0693 1.1040 Singapore dollars to 100 units of foreign currency161 words
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Article105 1990-04-14 15 Contract date: 12/4/90 CURRENCYl MTH 3 MTH 6 M1H 9 MTH 12 MTH CAU VALUE DATE USJ V. 7* 7'.. 7’. 7‘* 7*4 18 4/90 AS 13- 1 13‘» 13 7 13*4 137. 127, 19/4/90 NZJ 12'j 12W 12' 2 12 5 127« 11*2 18/4'90 STG 14105 words
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Article2301 1990-04-14 16 Gr's 1989/90 Tai Last Vol Day Last Quote Dlv Net High Low Cod* Company Sale Of000 High Low Buyer Seller P/E 1 INDUSTRIAL COMMERCIAL 244 191 1000 Acma 198 -1 34 199 198 198 199 290 165 a 1142 Ale» Hldgs 50c 270 260 602,301 words
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Article854 1990-04-14 16 1989/90 High LOW T*l Cod* Company Last Sal* -OfVol Day '000 High Lew Last Quo!* Or'* Ohr V. If 306 230 t 1543 CK Tang Wt 90 233 220 230 774 68 1546 Causaway Loan 764 '4 8 764 76 764 77 60 Dec 31 67854 words
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519 1990-04-14 17 The weekly sharemarket review THE local bourse saw a period of consolidation where prices improved slightly on technical grounds in thin trading. The week had only four trading days as the market closed for Good Friday. Dealers noted that most of the trading was519 words
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Article2186 1990-04-14 17 TRANSACTION DATE: APRIL 12, 1990 1NM0 Tol Last Vol Day Laet Quote Grs Dlv Net P/E High Low Cod* Company Safe or 000 High Low Buyer Seller HONGKONG STOCKS 102 87 1418 COL 25c (2000' Sfi 208 88 87* 87 88 880 0 1246 Cathay Pac 20c cd2,186 words
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Article134 1990-04-14 17 ST Industrials Index THE Straits Times Industrials Index gained 16.92 points on the week to 1,525.22 points. Day-to-day indices: MONDAY: 1,515.8« (down 2.5«); 61.26 m units (valued at $158.1« m); TUESDAY: 1,509.6# (up 3.8«); 59.61 m units ($130.61 m); WEDNESDAY: 1522.51 (up 12.91); 61.15 m units ($157.8«134 words
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Article283 1990-04-14 17 THurttey April If MR! AUC lot Hotpt» 3 e?S 0 02$ Bank of Cast a».* ’360 «03 Si 0 00» Ou#S d»»M O0A 3t«J PltUiiOM 90 0- Uit Uui Pi>0* 90 0 <9 4 iOtu'M '43»'" 04 21 faiplOM UO 20- «4 pn tfiuiplOH frJ*4M 10- 0002 MtWS Boom*283 words
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254 1990-04-14 18 THE amount of West German investments here should double over the next five years, said Dr Lothar Spaeth, the Prime Minister of the West German state of Baden-Wurttemberg. He made this forecast at a press conference on Monday after an254 words
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296 1990-04-14 18 SINGAPORE has been asked by the visiting Prime Minister of the West German state of Baden-Wurttemberg to tie up with the high-tech “Four Motors For Europe” alliance in the fields of research, education and technology transfer. The alliance, formed two296 words
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Article, Illustration525 1990-04-14 18 S. Subramaniam - By S. Subramaniam SINGAPORE is considering possible joint ventures with Indonesia in tourist resort development, agriculture and aquaculture including fish and prawn farming in Riau Province. Apart from water supply from Riau, these were the other projects on the minds of officials525 words
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Article, Illustration119 1990-04-14 18 SHKLL, the largest multinational in Singapore, will see a change at the helm in lyThe company announced on Tuesday that its chairman and chief executive, Mr Dick van Hilten, will be retiring and will be succeeded by Mr Robert J.W. Walvis (above), currently119 words
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Article, Illustration488 1990-04-14 18 Caroline Chan - It looks set to be first local-based oil company to go public By Caroline Chan HOME-GROWN oil major, Singapore Petroleum Company (SPC) which is understood to be seeking a listing on the Stock Exchange of Singapore (SES) by year-end has announced expansion plans488 words
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171 1990-04-14 19 Company result HIDING on the back of the buoyant economy, Tat Lee Bank, the only local bank left that is not a subsidiary of any of the Big-Four banking groups, has turned in an up-beat set of results for the financial171 words
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Article, Illustration462 1990-04-14 19 William Chia - By William Chia SINGAPORE multinational Wearne Brothers is planning to list its highly successful California personal computer subsidiary Advance Logic Research (ALR) in the United States. The diversified Wearnes group, through its whollyowned technology arm Wearnes Technology, acquired ALR in 1985462 words
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Article1238 1990-04-14 19 Current Ex Books Date Total for Total for payment date close payable the year last year Amtek Ent 6%TE(I) Apr 11 Apr 17 Apr 28 6%TE 6%TE Anno 15%TE Feb 28 Mar 12 May 15 25%TE ?5%TE BAT 90 9%(n) Apr 6 Apr 19 May 3 122 7%(n)1,238 words
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Article324 1990-04-14 19 Company Rights issue AMMB One tor four <« M$? 40 per share fx-date Mar 8 Books close: Mar 22 Acceptance Payment May 10 CSC Two for five $2 10 per share Three warrants for every 10 existing shares held at $0 48 pe' warrant Ex-date: Feb 7 Books324 words
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Article221 1990-04-14 19 Company Rights Issue %Mlo One tor one (n {1 85 per share Causeway Inv Capital reduction scheme to reduce par value of shares from $1.00 to $0 60. Rights issue of 3:2 (a $0 60 per share FACS One-for-one (a, M$0 50 per share Faber Meiti One-for-one (a.221 words
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FORUM
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407 1990-04-14 20 I REFER to your report "Staging different cultural months 'won't polarise races' (ST. April 2). You quoted First Deputy Prime Minister Goh Chok Tong as having said: “If you try to forge a Singaporean identity by getting people to forget they407 words
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Article, Illustration306 1990-04-14 20 On conservation MR I.IANti Jiande laments that new buildings are destroying the spirit of Chinatown (ST, April 2). It is a fact that existing edifices of bygone days in Chinatown are nothing but hovels in an Indescribably decrepit state. They are entirely lacking306 words
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368 1990-04-14 20 Reply WE THANK Mr Tan Kok Tim for his letter “Efficiency seen in quota system implementation" (ST, April 4, (Kerseas Edition. April 7 1 The quota system was the key recommendation of the Parliamentary Select Committee on Land Transport,368 words
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Advertisement140 1990-04-14 20 The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. A crisp summary of the week’s major happenings in Singapore. Politics, business, the economy, investment opportunities, executive appointments... And highlights on Malaysia and Asean. A convenient tabloid airmailed to you wherever you may be. Every week. The Straits Times Weekly Overseas Edition. Making an140 words
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Advertisement123 1990-04-14 20 Dear Readers vTHE Straits Times welcomes letters from you. Your letters must include your signature, full name, address, and home and office telephone numbers. We do not accept for publication letters from writers who decline to use their names. This rule will be waived only in very exceptional circumstances, such123 words
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Advertisement1021 1990-04-14 22 APPOINTMENTS kb Training For The Nation VOCATIONAL INDUSTRIAL TRAINING BOARD DEVELOPMENT OF A NEW TRAINING INSTITUTE AT YISHUN The Vocational Industrial Training Board (VITB) will be constructing a new training institute at Yishun New Town. The proposed new institute will nave a 4-Storey Classroom Block, tour 2-Storey Workshop Blocks, a1,021 words
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SPORTS
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Article, Illustration337 1990-04-14 23 J. RAJENDRAN - By J. RAJENDRAN THK national water polo team will tour Europe in June as part of their preparations for September’s Aslan (James in Belting. The tour from June 12-27 will take them to Hungary, Austria, Switzerland and France, and will inelude participation337 words
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Article, Illustration352 1990-04-14 23 Hakikat Rai - SQUASH By Hakikat Rai THE East Asia team squash championship starting on Tuesday may well be Zainal Abidin’s last competition at international level. The 32-year-old, who is also the national coach, said that business commitments, coaching demands and damage to his352 words
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Article, Illustration700 1990-04-14 23 Mahmood; Gaznavi - lAAF seek a packed National Stadium for Singapore to be in the running for the 1993 Athletics World Cup By Mahmood Gaznavi ONLY one hurdle seems to stand in the way of Singapore and the 1993 Athletics World Cup an inability to attract a700 words
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Article, Illustration782 1990-04-14 24 In order to attract these more educated soldiers to sign on, the pay and career prospects of combat NCOs have been enhanced to make the job one of the better, if not the best, paid jobs in the labour market. To782 words
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120 1990-04-14 24 SEOUL Brigadier-General (Res) Lee Hsien Loong arrived here on Thursday to begin his first official visit to South Korea, aimed mainly at getting a better understanding of current developments in the country. The official programme started on Friday and includes calls on120 words
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407 1990-04-14 24 PRESIDENT Wee Kim Wee has given his assent to a constitutional amendment allowing for the appointment of Nominated Members of Parliament. Under the Constitution of Singapore (Amendment) Act 1990, each new Parliament can choose, within six months of its first sitting, to have407 words